Envifomentaly significant bacterium

The bacterium is usauly found on moist soil , hydrated enviroment and as well as on moist rocks or edges

Then Nostoc bacterium falls under the prokaryotic kingdom. And is classified as follows
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Nostocaceae

The following link provides overview of the general bacterial characteristics of the Bacterium Nostoc
The link allows acces to read up on the bacterium following publication made on the Indcollege

Study by canadian ecologist (Nina Munteanu) on Nostoc bacteria
Abstract on a study carreid out on the ecology of Nostoc and its importance

Publication made to UKZN by R.M.M. Abed, S. Dobretsov, K. Sudesh, first published 2009
Potential Biotechnological Applications of Cyanobacterial Exopolysaccharides

Advancing the case for microbial conservation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 September 2009
Charles S. Cockell andHarriet L. Jones